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Avenc d'en Garrigal

Avenc d'en Garrigal

Avenc de 26 metres de desnivell al municipi d'Olesa de Bonesvalls.

Olesa de Bonesvalls • Alt Penedès40m26m

A 26-metre-deep pit in Olesa de Bonesvalls, with an 8 X 5 metre entrance and a 17-metre shaft.

Characteristics

Location

In the municipality of Olesa de Bonesvalls. Going along the road at the Fondo del Molí between Coll Correscal and Olesa de Bonesvalls, on reaching the torrent de la Saiada, we will take the track on the left, which we will follow until we reach the Fondo de l'Infern.

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Entrances

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  1. Garrigal, Avenc d'en

    Elevation: 410 m

    41.352780, 1.880380
    UTM 31T (ED 50) 406435 4578729
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Description

Morphology

An 8 X 5 metre entrance drops us into a 17-metre-deep vertical section, which widens as it deepens. The floor, full of blocks, has a strong inclination towards the NE, where -26 metres of depth is reached. Halfway down the shaft there is a window with a short passage.

Progression

From the Fondo de l'Infern we will go up the fondo along a path on the hydrographic left until we find a new torrent, we will cross it and follow it on the hydrographic right and along the torrent bed when there is no other option, until we find a stone wall on the other side of the torrent. At this point we will have to go up the hydrographic left slope for about 30 metres, walking diagonally with respect to the torrent and towards its head, until we find the wide entrance of the cavity, but very hidden by the vegetation.

History

The first exploration of which there is news was carried out by the GES towards the end of the 70s of the last century.

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Bibliography

  1. Asensio, A; Gallofré, J. (1984).-“Notes sobre algunes cavitats al massís de l'Ordal (Garraf)”.Carbonato (4):41-60. GERS-AE Muntanya.Barcelona Barcelona.
  2. Rubinat Aumedes, F. (1988).-“Catàleg Espeleològic del massís de Garraf. Unitat septentrional. Sector 12” Espeleosie (30):13-68. SIE CE Àliga. Barcelona.
  3. Rubinat Aumedes, F. (2004).-“Catàleg Espeleològic del Massís de l'Ordal”. Espeleosie  (Monogràfic):1-117. SIE-CE Àliga. Barcelona.

Source: Espeleoindex (espeleoindex.com), modified. CC BY-NC 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/